On 10/3/2010 6:41 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
The discussion seems to have become about Pentax, or any other manufacturer for that matter, unilaterally extending warranty on product with a /very/ large number of defective samples. The contract on the card is no longer in question. Pentax has been honoring that. It's really become a question of how much is the customers good will worth. I'd really like to get a DA 17-70mm. But from all accounts that particular lens is poorly designed from a manual focusing standpoint, making reliable auto focus a must. The SDM controversy just becomes one more reason for my money to stay in my pocket.
Peter, since you're talking about post-warranty period and substantial number of defective units, I wonder, what would have to happen for Pentax to be legally forced to admit that they "dropped an egg" like Bill Robb keeps saying???
Although some people vote with their pockets by walking away, there are still many who bought these lenses and suffered the consequences...
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